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The Seven Most Surprising Findings of the 2012 PDK/Gallup Poll on Public Schools
By William J. Bushaw, Ph.D., Executive Director of PDK International
As co-director of the PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, I anxiously await the results each year. It never fails. I am always surprised by what Americans think about their public schools — and this year is no different. So here you are — the seven most surprising findings of the 2012 PDK/Gallup poll. (For a free copy of the full report, go to www.pdkpoll.org or download the free Phi Delta Kappan iPad app.)
- There is lukewarm support for evaluating teachers using students' test scores. Only 52% of Americans favor teacher evaluations that include how well a teacher's students perform on standardized tests. Many policy makers and teachers know that we do not have the tools necessary to create a thoughtful teacher evaluation system that relies on student test results, and it looks like the public agrees, despite the attention this has received. My prediction: Look for an increasing percentage of Americans to oppose this in the future.
- Vouchers are up; charters are down. Support for public charter schools has increased every year in the last decade, so I was surprised when a lower percentage of Americans supported charter schools this year. It's only a three-point drop, but it's worth watching. And that's not the real surprise! This year, we saw a 10-point increase in Americans' support of private school vouchers, moving from only 34% in favor last year to 44% this year.
- Parents' love affair with their local schools continues. Gallup conducts many polls each year, including a poll that measures confidence in American institutions. The military is typically ranked at the top, U.S. Congress is at the bottom, and public schools fall somewhere in the middle. This year, confidence in public schools declined by five percentage points . . . but someone forgot to tell America's parents. We've asked parents to grade the school their oldest child attends for over 20 years, and the grades continue to go up. This year, 77% of America's parents gave their school a letter grade of either "A" or "B." What's the surest way to increase support for public education? Insist that more Americans have children.
- Entry into teacher prep programs should be as selective as pre-medicine. Americans respect, even revere, medical doctors, so I found it surprising that 33% of Americans said entry into college teacher preparation programs should be more selective than pre-med programs. (Only 24% said it should be less selective, and 42% said at least the same level of selectivity.) And this opinion is the same for pre-law, business, and engineering programs. Americans get it: Great schools require great teachers. We have a green light. Let's actively recruit, carefully select, and thoughtfully prepare the next generation of teachers.
- Support for urban schools is increasing. Urban schools get lots of attention, and generally not in a good way. That's why I was surprised that Americans understand how important it is to improve our nation's urban schools, with 97% saying it's very or fairly important. Not only that, 67% of Americans said they would be willing to pay more taxes to support urban schools, and we know how much everyone likes to pay more taxes.
- Newsflash: We don't think high school graduates are ready for college — or work. Only 33% of Americans strongly or fairly strongly agree that high school graduates are ready for college, 43% aren't sure, and 24% say they're not ready. These opinions are even less positive when we asked Americans if high school graduates are ready for work. Americans strongly support President Obama's belief that all high school graduates should be college- and career-ready. Clearly, they think we have a way to go in accomplishing that.
- Americans support parent trigger laws. Based on years of poll data, we know that Americans trust and respect the teachers in our public schools. That's why I was surprised by the response to a new question we asked about the "parent trigger" laws. California and other states have enacted legislation allowing parents to petition to remove the leadership and staff at failing schools. When we asked Americans if they favor or oppose such laws in their own state, 70% indicated their support. "Won't Back Down," a movie that will be released in September, is a fictional portrayal of the parent trigger law in action. Given our somewhat surprising results, it will be interesting to watch the public's reaction to the movie and its popularity in the theaters.
That's it — my seven most surprising findings. What surprises did you find in the data? Check out the 2012 results at www.pdkpoll.org or download the free Phi Delta Kappan iPad app and then share your thoughts here.
Views expressed in this post are strictly those of the author and do not reflect the endorsement of the Learning First Alliance or any of its members.


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Robert Smith (musician)
"Won't you ever know that I'm in love with you?"
"I ate him..."
"As a child I was very confused. I'd always ask myself, 'why can't I use my vagina like a penis?'"
Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959 in Blackpudding, England), widely known as "That Bloke Who's Out The Cure", is some bloke who's out The Cure. Smith has played the 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, 192, 384 and 768-string guitars; 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20-string bass guitars; double, triple and quadrouple-bass; QWERTY keyboards and violin.
The Cure comprised four members: Smith, Porl Thompson, Simon SEXGODGallup and Jason Chicken Coop. They were known for their distinctive "goth" look, based largely on the artistic period with a similar name. Indeed, The Cure began life as The Church, because of Smith's life-changing visit to Chatres Cathedral that first inspired him to join a band. This name was soon corrupted into its current form, largely due to goths' inability to spell.
The Cure's songs took a very introspective, unhappy, depressed, low, dull, blue, dysphoric, wistful, desolate, dispirited, downcast, gloomy, heavy-hearted, melancholic, dejected, downhearted, sad, tristful tone. Smith denies this, and wore lipstick to prove it (see below).
Smith was responsible for songs like Killing an Arab (which features the actual screams of a young Muslim man being lynched by members of the BNP), albums like Disintegrating, and Fight Me Fight Me Fight Me.
In an interview in his last days, Adolf Hitler revealed the Cure to be his favorite musical group: "I'm an idea man, and Smith conveys some great ideas, of being sad."
Songwritng styles/Cross dressing style[edit]
Smith's songwriting has shown a range of styles and themes over the years. Early songs incorporated literary paraphrase (the reference to Camus' novel L'Etranger in "Killing an Arab"), punk metafiction ("So What") surrealism ("Accuracy"), straight-forward rock/pop ("Boys Don't Cry," "I'm Cold"), and poetic mood pieces ("Another Day" and "Fire in Cairo"). In subsequent decades, Smith explored more poetic moods, such as his desire to become a polar bear but realising it was, indeed, impossible.
Smith's songwriting took a more pop-oriented turn following Pornography. Even Smith's seemingly upbeat tracks often contain dark themes, however; the single "In Between Days," for example, contrasts a bouncy pop-rock beat with lyrics about sadness and heartbreak
Smith also enjoys wearing ladys clothes indeed. He also wears lipstick all over his face not only because he is goth. But also because he is a freak.
- Robert Smith came out in 1983 to NME magazine and identified himself as a lipstick lesbian.
- Contrary to rumors of hairspray and backcombing, Robert Smith actually gets his iconic hairstyle by sticking his finger inside an electrical outlet.
- Robert Smith and his same-sex partner, Mary Poole, live in a haunted castle in Canterbury, England.
- When Robert Smith wakes up, he already has his makeup on. Its burned onto his skin, from sadness.
Affair With Courtney Love[edit]
In the mid 80's Smith entered into a tumultouos relationship with Courtney 'Trampstamp' Love. This relationship proved beneficial to both as Love had a good music taste.
Involvement in the Rock Wars of 2050[edit]
Although Robert Smith died of natural causes/lipstick ingestion in the year 2028, he was resurrected by Alec Baldwin when The Rock Wars of 2050 were unleashed on planet Earth. He was instantly promoted to the rank of general meow and sent to lead the army of all that is Good and Righteous against the heinous forces of Bam Margera.
In the Battle of Steve-O's Left Arm, Smith gained a reputation for being a shrewd, yet careful planner. He heroically saved the life of Siouxsie Sioux in this conflict, then borrowed her make-up kit. After a quick touch-up, his army plowed through the 300 Spartan soldiers blocking his path, killing the Jackass army to the last man.
Because of this stunning feat, Captain Picard awarded Smith the Smiley Face medal, but he ate it because it was way too happy. This began a new chapter in the second life of the resurrected Smith.
He Hates Morrissey[edit]
After being born again, Smith visited long-time rival and fellow mopester Morrissey, then beat him to death with a large tube of sausage. Unable to process the meat, Morrissey died a horrible death from Boneitis. The Morrissey was soon cloned by The Axis of Evil-Doers.
The battle continues.

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When last we met, the Heat got nearly as much coverage as every other sport combined, the NFL doldrums meant the Jaguars were somehow the most talked-about team in football, and the Mets were temporary kings of MLB. What would this week bring?
(Note: Sections for college baseball and soccer have been added this week, because ESPN is the exclusive host of the College World Series and Euro 2012 and those sports are therefore newsworthy.)
Total time: 525 minutes
Time (minus commercials): 395.5
NBA: 190.5 minutes (48.1%) (last week: 57.1%)
MLB: 61 (15.4%) (last week: 16.7%)
SportsCenter staples (things like the "Top 10," "Encore," "What 2 Watch 4," etc.): 42 (10.6%) (last week: 9.1%)
NHL: 31 (7.8%) (last week: 6.1%)
Golf: 28.5 (7.1%) (last week: 2.7%)
Other sports: 12.25 (3.1%) (last week: 3%)
Soccer: 10.75 (2.7%)
NFL: 7.25 (1.8%) (last week: 2.3%)
College Baseball: 5.5 (1.4%)
NASCAR: 3.75 (1%) (last week: 1.7%)
College football: 3 (0.8%) (last week: 0%)
College basketball: 0 (0%) (last week: 0%)
Miami Heat (NBA): 144 minutes (36.4%)
Los Angeles Kings (NHL): 29 (7.3%)
San Francisco Giants (MLB): 11.75 (3%)
Auburn Tigers (college football): 2.25 (0.6%)
New England Patriots (NFL): 2 (0.5%)
Rather than break down the amount of time a specific athlete or figure was covered, we counted how frequently names were mentioned in the transcripts from the week. The 15 most-mentioned sports people for June 8-14:
LeBron James: 266
Kevin Durant: 152
Dwyane Wade: 117
Chris Bosh: 95
Russell Westbrook: 54
Shane Battier: 51
Tiger Woods: 44
Martin Brodeur: 33
Matt Cain: 30
Rajon Rondo: 25
Phil Mickelson: 21
Mario Chalmers: 21
Bubba Watson: 20
Paul Pierce: 18
Erik Spoelstra: 17
Total time: 10384.25 minutes
Time (minus commercials): 7833.75
NBA: 2,293 minutes (29.3%)
SportsCenter staples: 1,112.5 (14.2%)
College basketball: 1035 (13.2%)
Other: 589.5 (8.3%)
College football: 144 (1.8%)
ESPN ignored the Jerry Sandusky trial: Jerry Sandusky's trial began last week, a culmination of eight months of cringe-worthy accusations against the former Penn State defensive coordinator. It's the biggest criminal trial of a sports figure since the OJ Simpson case. But the fine folks at SportsCenter, one of the last bastions of news left on the network, could only muster a brief mention of the case.
The only lip service from ESPN was a 45-second mention that the trial was set to begin, and it came right before they went to commercial. Beyond that? No live reports. No daily recap of the events from the trial. Nothing.
SportsCenter is supposed to be a news program. But when the Sandusky case is leading off primetime network news, and you are spending 15 minutes dissecting LeBron James's "clutch factor," something has gone horribly wrong. But hey, at least we got to listen to 47.75 minutes of mostly unedited NBA press conferences, filled to the brim with lazy questions ("Talk a little bit about...") and canned responses.
The Miami Heat are still a big deal: I can't write anything here that I haven't already in the last few weeks. The Heat are still getting more than a third of all SportsCenter coverage, more than the NFL, MLB, the PGA, and the NHL (who had their championship decided this week, you might have noticed if you watched NBC). But there was a telling moment during Game 1 of the Finals. Rather than comment on how well the Thunder were able to adjust to Miami's initial gameplan, most of the postgame show was strictly Heat-related, on what they didn't or couldn't do well. Almost no credit was given to Oklahoma City, which got less than half of Miami's airtime. There may be two teams facing each other in the Finals right now, but ESPN really only cares about one.
ESPN is on top of the Year of the Pitcher: Even with the slew of no-hitters and perfect games this season, there's something inherently exciting about the last few outs of them. ESPN showed the final two outs of the Mariners' combined no-hitter against the Dodgers on Friday, and aired the last half-inning of Matt Cain's perfect game on Wednesday. Credit where credit is due.


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Are You Worried About The Future of Tech / IT Jobs?
[Ask IT Career Coach] is a Career Advice Column for Information Technology (IT) professionals looking for answers to their most challenging career situations.
In this issue, the question of: "How Outsourcing Is Affecting The Pool of Available IT Jobs" is answered.
Here's The Question Submitted by A Concerned IT Professional:
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Hopefully Woody Allen will be remembered for his films and not his personal problems. I know
people who once laughed themselves silly over his 'naughty' sex jokes, who now consider them evidence of some
deep moral sickness. Allen was recently quoted as saying something to the effect that he made
his films really only for himself, and after he's gone he doesn't care what becomes of them. Well,
we like them, Woody, even if you insist on being unsentimental ...
Alice arrived in 1990 and made one of the smallest splashes of any Allen film outside of his
Bergmanesque dramatic shows. Accompanied by one of the shortest (54 seconds) and most intriguing
trailers on record, the general audience declared it not very interesting just the same. Savant
disagrees entirely.
Light, whimsical, and unimpressed with the idea of integrating its 'magic' elements in a rational
way, Alice is definitely a comedy, yet is also one of Allen's more serious attempts to
stretch his range, while enjoying a revisit to the styles of his favorite directors, Ingmar Bergman and
Federico Fellini. Dr. Yang's magic is a pretext to bring on deft memory moments ... Alice's
return to the ruined past is definitely Wild Strawberries in the way time bends to allow her to
talk with friends and family long gone.
Critics do have some ammunition to throw at Allen: the main characters, especially Alice and Joe, seem
to be parts of Allen's personality (Joe is even an aspiring concert musician making content with
playing at a lesser level), and of course, everyone talks at Allen's measured, stand-up pace ... even
their straight lines. Alice, when she gets nervous, is a female Woody, especially when being seduced
in a musician's loft apartment.
Savant thinks the success of Alice lies in this spoiled-but-questioning woman's ability to
see through her romantic unhappiness, to the problems with her lifestyle criticized by her outspoken
older sister (Blythe Danner). Catholic guilt stops being a fast punchline for Allen, as he
examines it more deeply. It's odd that Allen should be the one to proclaim so much good in
Alice's conversion, from a puppet wife spending money and dishing dirt with petty friends, into a
socially committed person.
In this he's aided immeasurably by Mia Farrow's winsome Alice, who always seems lost, but is never a
lost soul. Often wearing a little red hat, she reminds of that innocent little mouse character
in a series of old Warner Bros. cartoons. She bounces between a ghost lover (Alec Baldwin) who
takes her flying over NYC, and games played while under the influence of Dr. Yang's invisibility
potion. These remain resolutely Woody (stepping invisibly from a taxi, Joe says "Gee, nothing
shocks these New York cabdrivers!) but also have the power of Dickens ... would seeing the truth
of our loved ones really make a difference in our hearts?
Savant loves the scene that many thought was tossed off, the one where Alice's decision of who to
inflict Dr. Yang's final love potion, is pre-empted by a party accident that ends with her inundated
by a flood of hopped-up suitors. It may be a mechanical story device, to make Alice choose
for herself instead of force a man to love her, but Savant prefers to believe otherwise. Obtaining peace
of mind by commanding another's love has limits too, and nailing either Doug or Joe
to a commitment would just be another status quo prison ... Alice instead wants personal freedom,
from her limiting, controlling husband and the romantic demands of a lover. Woody Allen's Alice
is both charming and thoughtful.
MGM Home Video's DVD of Alice is a simple presentation of quality. The 16:9 image far
outstrips the previous full-frame laserdisc and VHS, especially in the darker scenes, which no
longer disappear into grainy murk. The music is punchy and Woody's preferred mono mix is just fine.
There's no commentary, and no docu, as Allen has contractual control over these elements and
prefers that his work stand by itself, without self-analysis or hype. So if you want to know
more about Woody, there are several good books in the library. The very short trailer is all
the frills ya get.
Savant edited an Orion ShoWest reel in 1990 that included a promo by Allen. It consisted of only
one shot of Allen in the corner of a soundstage, talking free-form about his 'new movie' (identified
only as 'new Woody Allen project') and making a few cute jokes about exhibitors while reading his cast
list from a crumpled piece of notebook paper. Our instructions were that the take had to be shown
without alteration, no cutting, no music, nothing - from camera stop to camera stop. So it began and
ended with white flashes! Such was the power of Mr. Allen. MGM still has several of these promos in
their library, but by contract can't show them: each was screened exactly once, at the ShoWest presentations!
On a scale of Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor,
Alice rates:
Movie: Excellent
Video: Excellent
Sound: Excellent
Supplements: Trailer
Packaging: Amaray case
Reviewed: June 6, 2001


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Above: 'Deadpool', from the current series written by Daniel Way. Copyright Marvel Comics 2010.
Having recently reviewed Armageddon Wellington, it's time once again to look towards October, as the comics guest list for Armageddon Expo Auckland 2010 - October 23-25th at the ASB Showgrounds, has been announced!
Above: 'Transmetropolitan' as illustrated by Darick Robertson. Copyright DC Comics 2010.
First up, making a return appearance at Armageddon is artist Darick Robertson. Robertson is probably best known as the co-creator of 'Transmetropolitan' with Warren Ellis, and the controversial superhero satire series 'The Boys' with Garth Ennis. A self-taught artist, Robertson got his start in comics by creating his own series 'Space Beaver', which he wrote and illustrated before graduating to mainstream comics, working on titles like 'Justice League International' and 'The New Warriors'. Since then he's spent the past twenty years working on a variety of high profile comics projects including: 'Punisher: Born' and 'Fury' with Garth Ennis and 'Wolverine' with Greg Rucka. He recently wrote and illustrated a 'Conan' one-shot for Dark Horse Comics, 'Conan: The Weight of the Crown'. You can visit his official website HERE.
On his last visit to New Zealand, Robertson was so impressed with local creator Richard Fairgray's DIY attitude to creating comics that he offered to be involved in the forthcoming American Original reprint of Fairgray's comics series 'Blastosaurus'. Look for an announcement related to this series closer to the event...
Above: A cover from the comics series 'Wolverine: Origins', written by Daniel Way. Copyright Marvel Comics 2010.
Writer Daniel Way got his start in comics publishing the series 'Violent Lifestyle' with the aid of a Xeric Foundation Grant in 2000. His work on that series got him noticed by Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who hired him to script a 'Deathlok' MAX mini-series which never saw print and 'Gun Theory' from the revived (and quickly killed) Epic imprint, which was cancelled after two issues. After a rocky start, Way continued to write for Marvel Comics producing solid runs and fill-in assignments on such comics as 'Spider-man:Tangled Web', 'Ghost Rider', 'Venom', 'The Incredible Hulk', 'Bullseye: Greatest Hits' and 'Wolverine'.
His perseverance paid off in 2006 when he was tapped to launch a new Wolverine title, 'Wolverine: Origins', with artist Steve Dillon. An instant hit, 'Wolverine:Origins' explored previously unrevealed memories of Wolverine's past as he sets off on a mission of revenge in the present. As the series progressed, Way introduced the new character 'Daken', Wolverine's son, who proved popular enough to gain his own series, 'Dark Wolverine'. Way also struck gold with a new take on Marvel's mutant mercenary Deadpool. Making a guest appearance in 'Wolverine: Origins', Way's twisted portrayal of Deadpool led to a new ongoing series with artist Paco Medina, catapulting the schizophrenic assassin to A-list status. Way is currently wrapping up his five year story-line on 'Wolverine: Origins', and you can expect Marvel has big plans for him in the near future.
Georges Jeanty began his comics career drawing books at Caliber Comics and London Night Studios. Later he landed work at DC Comics, drawing such titles as 'Green Lantern' and 'Superboy', before moving over to Marvel to work on 'Bishop: The Last X-man' and 'Deadpool'. He also collaborated with screenwriter John Ridley ('Three Kings') on the Wildstorm series 'The American Dream' in 2006.
Recently he was hand-picked by 'Buffy' creator Joss Whedon to be the regular artist of the 'Buffy: The Vampire Slayer' Season 8 comic series published by Dark Horse Comics. The comics series picks up where the TV show left off, and continues to be highly successful, often taking the top spot as the #1 independent comic published in the US.
No stranger to Armageddon audiences, artist Nicola Scott will make a reappearance at this year's Auckland show. Based in Australia, Scott is best know for her collaborations with writer Gail Simone on 'Birds of Prey' and 'The Secret Six' for DC Comics. She recently collaborated with writer Greg Rucka on 'Blackest Night: Wonder Woman' and continues to draw 'The Secret Six' monthly.
Above: The cast of the web-comic 'Least I Could Do' by Lar DeSouza. Copyright Blind Ferret Entertainment 2010.
Branching out into webcomic guests this year, Armageddon see the arrival of Ryan Sohmer & Lar DeSouza, creators of the web-comics, 'Least I Could Do' and 'Looking For Group'. They were the recipients of the Shuster Award for 'Best Webcomics Creator/Creative Team' in 2008 and continue to crank out webcomics at a steady pace. 'Least I Could Do' is updated seven days a week and 'Looking For Group' is updated Mondays and Thursdays.
For further updates on Armageddon comics guests and other plans for the Auckland Expo keep an eye on the official site HERE. I'll also be announcing updates on local comics creators attending the event, so stay tuned for those announcements in the months ahead!


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If winning the top prize at the Sundance Film Festival means being crowned the coming year's indie darling, then you'll soon be hearing more about "Like Crazy," the tale of two star-crossed lovers separated by an ocean and visa problems.
Robert Redford's venerable festival in the heart of Utah ski country has proven a strong predictor of films that will make the critics gush in the ensuing months. Last year, "Winter's Bone," "Blue Valentine" and "Waiting for Superman" captivated the Park City crowd before going on to widespread acclaim.
The 2011 field was strong again, though "Like Crazy" was certainly the best of the 13 film we saw at the festival. Still, its victory was something of a surprise. Following Monday's world premiere of "Another Earth," about a MIT astrophysicist and a music composer whose paths cross on the eve of the discovery of a second planet just like our own, it seemed that everyone you ran into said it was "Awesome" or "Incredible" or "Amazing."
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And there were other films that dazzled, inspired or simply entertained enough to ensure they will be heard from over the course of the year. "Tyrannosaur," All Your Dead Ones" and "Cedar Rapids" were among the quality films that gave the eventual winner strong competition. But in the end, one could not quibble with the outcome.
"Like Crazy" is a powerful and beautifully told love story starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones and directed by Drake Doremus. Yelchin and Jones play a young couple who meet during their last year of college. But when her student visa runs out, she decides to stay through the summer, a decision that sets off a years-long legal nightmare that keeps the pair from giving their relationship a real chance. The film also earned a special Jury Award for Jones, who is going to be a huge star in two years.
Per dictates from the Times of New York and Los Angeles, Jones shared the title of Sundance "It girl" with Elizabeth Olsen, who starred in two features, the horror film "Silent House," about a girl who heads to her family's summer home to do some repairs only to find their a cabin haunted, and "Marta Marcy May Marlene," about a young woman who struggles to get her life back together after escaping from a cult. The latter was good enough to win Sean Durkin the Directing Award for Dramatic filming.
"Another Earth" did garner the Alfred P. Sloan prize, which goes to "an outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer or mathematician as a major character."
"Tyrannosaur," about a man with a violent temper who finds a chance at redemption with a shop owner who is carrying her own dark secret, was the fest's other big winner. The film earned first-time director Paddy Considine (most know him from his acting work in films like "The Bourne Ultimatum" and "Hot Fuzz") the World Cinema Directing Award for Dramatic Film, and the World Cinema Special Jury Prizes: Dramatic for Breakout Performances for Olivia Colman and Peter Mullan.
"All Your Dead Ones," about a Colombian farmer who one morning discovers a pile of corpses in his cornfield, won World Cinema Cinematography Award: Dramatic for Diego F. Jimenez. It was a beautifully shot film that was hamstrung by some pacing issues and terrible subtitles, leaving us hoping that someone comes along to remake it.
Unofficially, there was also something of a competition between three comedies featuring established movie stars that made their world premieres at the festival. The best of them was "Cedar Rapids," starring Ed Helms as a man sent to represent his insurance company at conference in the big city, where he gets caught up in a whirlwind of liquor, drugs, hookers. The film features an insanely over-the-top turn by John C. Reilly as the foulest, most disgusting man on Earth—it's hilarious, with each line more cringe-worthy than the last.
Coming in second was "Win Win," starring Paul Giamatti as a struggling lawyer who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach. In a moment of weakness he sees a chance to take advantage of a client, a decision that comes back to bite him when the man's grandson shows up out of the blue. It's a fun film with nice message about family and honesty and all that garbage, but it lacks the emotional rawness and heart we've come to expect from writer-director Tom McCarthy, the man who gave us "The Station Agent" and "The Visitor."
Coming in last was "My Idiot Brother," starring Paul Rudd as a stoner trying to get it together following an 8-month stretch in jail for selling pot to a uniformed cop. Along the way he crashes wth each of his three sisters—played by Elizabeth Banks, Emily Motimer and Zooey Deschanel—throwing their lives into chaos with his unflinching honestly and complete lack of guile. It was funny, but ultimately felt more like a four-episode sitcom marathon than a fully formed film.
Below is a complete list of this year's winners:
The Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to "How to Die in Oregon",directed by Peter D. Richardson. In 1994 Oregon became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. How to Die in Oregon gently enters the lives of terminally ill Oregonians to illuminate the power of death with dignity.
The Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to "Like Crazy," directed by Drake Doremus; written by Drake Doremus and Ben York Jones. A young American guy and a young British girl meet in college and fall in love. Their love is tested when she is required to leave the country and they must face the challenges of a long-distance relationship.
The World Cinema Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to "Hell and Back Again," directed by Danfung Dennis. Told through the eyes of one Marine from the start of his 2009 Afghanistan tour to his distressing return and rehabilitation in the U.S., we witness what modern "unconventional" warfare really means to the men who are fighting it. U.S.A./United Kingdom
The World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to "Happy, Happy" ("Sykt Lykkelig"), directed by Anne Sewitsky; written by Ragnhild Tronvoll. A perfect housewife, who just happens to be sex-starved, struggles to keep her emotions in check when an attractive family moves in next door. Norway
The Audience Awards are presented to both a dramatic and documentary film in four competitions as voted by Sundance Film Festival audiences. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival Audience
Awards are presented by Acura.
The Audience Award: Documentary was presented to "Buck," directed by Cindy Meehl, for her story about the power of non-violence and master horse trainer Buck Brannaman, who uses principles of respect and trust to tame horses and inspire their human counterparts.
The Audience Award: Dramatic was presented to "Circumstance," directed and written by Maryam Keshavarz, in which a wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's dangerous obsession.
The World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary was presented to "Senna," directed by Asif Kapadia; written by Manish Pandey, about legendary racing driver and Brazilian hero Ayrton Senna, taking us on the ultimate journey of what it means to become the greatest when faced with the constant possibility of death. United Kingdom
The World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic was presented to "Kinyarwanda," directed and written by Alrick Brown, which tells the story of Rwandans who crossed the lines of hatred during the 1994 genocide, turning mosques into places of refuge for Muslims and Christians, Hutus and Tutsis. U.S.A./Rwanda
The Best of NEXT!: Audience Award was presented to "to.get.her," directed and written by Erica Dunton about five girls who come together for one fateful night where anything goes. They all had secrets, but their friendship was the only thing they knew to be true.
Directing Awards recognize excellence in directing for dramatic and documentary features.
The Directing Award: Documentary was presented to "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles," directed by Jon Foy. An urban mystery unfurls as one man pieces together the surreal meaning of hundreds of cryptic tiled messages that have been appearing in city streets across the U.S. and South America.
The Directing Award: Dramatic was presented to "Martha Marcy May Marlene," directed and written by Sean Durkin. Haunted by painful memories and increasing paranoia, a damaged woman struggles to re-assimilate with her family after fleeing an abusive cult.
The World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary was presented to "Project Nim," directed by James Marsh, who explores the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who was taught to communicate with language as he was raised and nurtured like a human child.United Kingdom
The World Cinema Directing Award: Dramatic was presented to "Tyrannosaur," directed and written by Paddy Considine. For a man plagued by self-destructive violence and rage, a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker with a devastating secret of her own. United Kingdom
The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award was presented to "Another Happy Day," directed and written by Sam Levinson, about a pair of reckless siblings who are dragged into a chaotic family wedding by their overwrought mother.
The World Cinema Screenwriting Award was presented to "Restoration," directed by Yossi Madmony; written by Erez Kav-El, about an antique furniture restorer, who, aided by a young and mysterious apprentice, struggles to keep his workshop alive, while his relationship with his own estranged son, who is trying to close down the shop, begins to disintegrate. Israel
The Documentary Editing Award Matthew Hamachek and Marshall Curry and directed by Marshall Curry. The Earth Liberation Front is a radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's "number one domestic terrorist threat." Daniel McGowan, an ELF member, faces life in prison for two multi-million dollar arsons against Oregon timber companies.
The World Cinema Documentary Editing Award was presentedto "The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975," edited by Göran Hugo Olsson and Hanna Lejonqvist and directed by Göran Hugo Olsson. From 1967 to 1975, Swedish journalists chronicled the Black Power movement in America. Combining that 16mm footage, undiscovered until now, with contemporary audio interviews, this film illuminates the people and culture that fueled change and brings the movement to life anew.Sweden/U.S.A.
The Excellence in Cinematography Awards honor exceptional cinematography in both dramatic and documentary categories:
The Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary was presented to "The Redemption of General Butt Naked," directed by Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion; cinematographers: Eric Strauss, Ryan Hill and Peter Hutchens. A brutal warlord who murdered thousands during Liberia's horrific 14-year civil war renounces his violent past and reinvents himself as an Evangelist, facing those he once terrorized.
The Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic was presented to "Pariah," directed and written by Dee Rees; cinematographer: Bradford Young. When forced to choose between losing her best friend or destroying her family, a Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and endures heartbreak in a desperate search for sexual expression.
The World Cinema Cinematography Award: Documentary was presented to "Hell and Back Again," directed by Danfung Dennis; cinematographer: Danfung Dennis. Told through the eyes of one Marine from the start of his 2009 Afghanistan tour to his distressing return and rehabilitation in the U.S., we witness what modern "unconventional" warfare really means to the men who are fighting it. U.S.A./United Kingdom
The World Cinema Cinematography Award: Dramatic was presented to "All Your Dead Ones," directed by Carlos Moreno; written by Alonso Torres and Carlos Moreno; cinematographer: Diego F. Jimenez. One morning, a peasant wakes to find a pile of bodies in the middle of his crops. When he goes to the authorities, he quickly realizes that the dead ones are a problem nobody wants to deal with. Colombia
Two World Cinema Special Jury Prizes: Dramatic for Breakout Performances were presented to Olivia Colman and Peter Mullan for their roles in "Tyrannosaur," directed and written by Paddy Considine.For a man plagued by self-destructive violence and rage, a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker with a devastating secret of her own. United Kingdom
A World Cinema Special Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to "Position Among the Stars" ("Stand van de Sterren") directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich, for his expose of the effects of globalization on Indonesia's rapidly changing society as it ripples into the life of a poor Christian woman living in the slums of Jakarta with her Muslim sons and teenage granddaughter. The Netherlands
A Special Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey," directed by Constance Marks, an inspirational film that crosses cultures and generations
A Special Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to "Another Earth" directed by Mike Cahill; written by Mike Cahill and Brit Marling. On the eve of the discovery of a duplicate Earth, a horrible tragedy irrevocably alters the lives of two strangers, who begin an unlikely love affair.
A Special Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to Felicity Jones for her role in "Like Crazy," directed by Drake Doremus; written by Drake Doremus and Ben York Jones. A young American guy and a young British girl meet in college and fall in love. Their love is tested when she is required to leave the country and they must face the challenges of a long-distance relationship.
As announced on Tuesday, the Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking was awarded to "Brick Novax pt 1 and 2" (Director and screenwriter: Matt Piedmont). The International Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking was given to "Deeper Than Yesterday" / Australia (Director and screenwriter: Ariel Kleiman). In addition, the jury awarded Honorable Mentions in Short Filmmaking to: "Choke" / Canada (Director and screenwriter: Michelle Latimer); "Diarchy" / Italy (Director and screenwriter: Ferdinando Cito Filomarino); "The External World" / Germany, Ireland (Director and screenwriter: David O'Reilly); "The Legend of Beaver Dam" / Canada (Director: Jerome Sable, screenwriters: Jerome Sable and Eli Batalion); "Out of Reach" / Poland (Director and screenwriter: Jakub Stozek); and "Protoparticles" / Spain (Director and screenwriter: Chema García Ibarra).
On Tuesday Sundance Institute and Mahindra announced the winners of the inaugural Sundance Institute/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award, in recognition and support of emerging independent filmmakers from around the world. The winning directors and projects are: Bogdan Mustata, Wolf from Romania; Ernesto Contreras, I Dream in Another Language from Mexico; Seng Tat Liew, In What City Does It Live? from Malaysia; and Talya Lavie, Zero Motivation from Israel.
Sundance Institute and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) on Thursday announced Cherien Dabis, director of "May in the Summer," as the winner of the Sundance Institute/NHK Award honoring and supporting emerging filmmakers.
"Another Earth," written and directed by Mike Cahill, is the recipient of this year's Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. The Prize, which carries a $20,000 cash award by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, is presented to an outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character.


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Researchers at Ohio State University and Emory University are the first to receive funding for their work in Alzheimer's through a collaboration between the Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals and the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation. The teams will each receive $101,000.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio—Two researchers studying Alzheimer's disease at Ohio State University and Emory University will be the first to receive funding for their work from a new collaboration between the Harrington Discovery Institute (HDI) at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF).
Ohio State's Chien-Liang Lin and Dr. Douglas Sharre will make up one team, and will receive $220,000 to develop new drugs that improve brain cell function that would otherwise be impaired in Alzheimer's disease. At Emory, Thota Ganesh and Dr. Allen Levey will receive $101,000 to collaborate on research focusing on a new anti-inflammation drug for the treatment of the disease.
Each team will receive strategic business planning and other support from the HDI's Innovation Support Center. The teams will also have access to BioMotiv, a private company aligned with the institute which can select projects from the HDI portfolio and use its capital to license and develop drug technologies being explored at universities and research centers.
"We are pleased to be collaborating with Harrington Discovery Institute to provide pharmaceutical development expertise to two highly innovative academic drug discovery projects," Dr. Howard Fillit, executive director and chief science officer at ADDF, said in a news release. "The newly named ADDF Harrington Scholars will receive critical support that will accelerate the translation of their discoveries into potential treatments for Alzheimer's disease patients."
The institute, now in its second year, was formed in February 2012 as part of the Harrington Project for Discovery and Development, a $250 million, not-for-profit program launched with a $50 million donation from the Harrington family of Hudson. The institute's goal is to speed the development of new drugs and bolster the work of physician-researchers; 11 new researchers received up to $200,000 each for two years of institute funding in December.
In February the institute awarded its first Harrington Prize to Johns Hopkins University pediatric cardiologist and genetics researcher Harry Dietz. The $20,000 honorarium was established in partnership with the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) to recognize a physician-scientist who has successfully navigated the path from discovery to clinical application.
"We are honored to join forces with the ADDF in our mission to bridge the critical gap in funding, enabling the scientific pursuit of many innovative and novel therapies that might otherwise go unexplored," Dr. Jonathan Stamler, director of HDI and director of Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and UH Case Medical Center, said in a news release.


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Welcome to the University of West Georgia Transfer Credit webpage.
Coursework completed or taken at an institution other than the University of West Georgia is considered transfer credit. Students must submit an official transcript from all previously attended institutions. Here at UWG, Transfer Evaluations are processed in the order they are received. The evaluation is typically processed within 2 weeks after a student has been accepted by Admissions. Once processed, students receive email notification that the transfer evaluation may be accessed via myUWG.
Please review the following links for more information about Transferring to UWG.
When a transfer student is accepted to UWG, the Office of Admissions sends the student's information to the Office of the Registrar for evaluation. Student transcripts are evaluated in the order they are received from the Admission's Office. Once completed, the student will receive an email informing them that their transfer evaluation can be viewed via myUWG.
Transfer Criteria:
- UWG grants credit for courses completed at regionally accredited institutions.
- Your transfer GPA includes only coursework that is transferable, effective Fall 2020.
- Repeated courses, the highest grade will be transferred and awarded earned credit, effective Fall 2020.
- A maximum of 90 academic hours may be used towards the completion of a degree program at UWG. Students are required to complete a minmum of 33 academic credit hours at UWG to satisfy academic residence.
- Transfer credit is not awarded for Internships, directed studies, practicums, workshops, upper level seminars, orientation classes (less than 2 semester hours), learning support courses, career associate degree courses, and/or courses used to meet CPC deficiencies prior to Fall of 2015. Department chair approval is needed to award credit for fieldwork type courses.
- A course that has a direct UWG course equivalent or elective as determined by the department, and has a grade of "D" or higher, with the exceptionof ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102, which requires a grade of "C" or higher are transferable. Not all transferable courses may be eligible to count in the degree program per program regulations (see specific degree program for more information).
- All quarter hours will be converted to semester hours on your evaluation. One quarter hour is the equivalent of 2/3 of a semester hour. Example: 5 hour courses will be converted to 3.34 semester hours. A minimum of 120 academic semester hours are required to receive a bachelor's degree (must complete degree program requirements).
- Courses will be assigned UWG course numbers if they are determined to be exact UWG equivalents. Discipline equivalents are determined by the appropriate academic department. Elective credit (1XXX-4XXX) will be assigned if a course cannot be deemed an exact UWG equivalent.
- For elective credit to substitute for a UWG course, written approval from the respective department chair is required (see Transfer Credit Re-Evaluation Form).
- In order to determine how transfer credit can be used in a particular program of study, please refer to the University Undergraduate Catalog . Carefully review the Core Curriculum requirements as well as the Program of Study requirements. If you have questions, please contact the advisement center/department of your major. Take a copy of your transfer evaluation with you to Advisement/Orientation.
The Transfer Course Equivalency Tool is provided as a service for students who want to know whether the courses they are taking, or plan to take, will transfer to the University of West Georgia.
This tool is for reference only. University of West Georgia course equivalents are subject to change upon official evaluation by the appropriate department. The listing or exclusion of courses from this program does not reflect on acceptability of the courses to the University of West Georgia.
To view Transfer Course Equivalencies, click on Transfer Course Equivalency Tool
Important Notification:
In response to school closings due to the impact and ongoing threat of COVID-19, College Board has developed AP Exams that can be taken at home, online this year from May 11-22, 2020. Free online AP classes and review sessions are available at YouTube.com/advancedplacement to help students prepare for the 45-minute exam.
University of West Georgia (UWG) recognizes both the need for these changes and the effort that students have already made in these challenging courses. UWG remains committed to granting students academic credit for the successful completion of 2020 AP Exams. UWG will continue to honor all credit by exams reported from College Board and the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB transcripts). Our current credit by exam policies for awarding UWG credit will remain in effect for students who test in 2020. We appreciate students' efforts to do their best under the difficult circumstances.
Departmental Credit by Exam:
Several academic departments at the University of West Georgia offer the opportunity for credit by examination. The English Program, for example, allows students to write an essay evaluated by a departmental committee. Depending on the passing score, the student will be allowed to exempt English 1101 and/or 1102. The Department of International Languages and Cultures also allows students to exempt certain introductory foreign language courses. Additional Information on Department Credit by Exam (PDF 165K), Additional Information on Mathematics Credit-by-Exam (SAT Score) and Additional Information for English Credit-By-Exam
Advanced Placement Program:
The Advanced Placement (AP) Program is available through many high schools and enables a high-school student to earn credit toward college in a variety of subjects. These courses are equivalent to college freshmen/sophomore level courses. High school students who earn AP exam scores of 3 or higher and who submit official score reports to West Georgia usually receive credit for coursework. Scores of 4 or higher are required to receive credit for history exams and may also count as Honors College credit. AP Course Exam Equivalents (PDF 655K)
College Level Examination Program:
The College Level Examination Program or CLEP is a great way to earn college credit. Credit is granted upon the successful completion of a standardized test. Not only will a person save time by not having to take a course containing material he or she already knows, but the student will also save money by not having to pay for a college class. CLEP enables a student to move through his or her freshman and sophomore years at a faster pace. At West Georgia, a "K" grade is awarded after successful completion of a CLEP exam. The grade will appear on the student transcript and evaluation records. CLEP Course Exam Equivalents (PDF 120KB)
International Baccalaureate:
International Baccalaureate (IB) scores are also reviewed for possible college credit. Students may receive academic credit for exams at each level depending on the score. Please review the current IB Policy to determine if you are eligible to receive credit.
For more information about these or other testing options please visit the Learning Support and Testing web page.
Any undergraduate transfer student who would like to request a re-evaluation of a given transfer course equivalent, should submit the Transfer Credit Re-Evaluation Form (PDF 176K), a course description, and/or a course syllabus to the department chair in the relevant discipline. It is the student's responsibility to obtain and submit the course description and/or a course syllabus along with the form.
Important points concerning the re-evaluation of transfer credits:
- This form should only be used when the student is requesting that a transfer course equivalent be changed. A student or advisor wishing to substitute one course for another course in the degree program should submit a petition in Wolf Watch instead of completing this form.
- A grade of 'D' cannot be awarded for ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102, or if the degree program requires a miniumn for transferability.
- A 1000-2000 level course cannot be awarded a 3000-4000 level course equivalent.
- Departmental decisions on UWG course equivalents are final. There is no appeal beyond the departmental level.
Please direct questions to the Transfer Team in the Registrar's Office at: firstname.lastname@example.com or 678-839-6438
Students, who have served in a branch of the military, may be eligible to receive college credit for their training. Students must submit an official military transcript (JST) and request their record be evaluated for possible college credit. Branches of the military to request a JST from: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. For the Air Force, a student will request a Community College of the Air Force Transcript (CCAF). (see Military Transcript Request Information below).
Military credit is awarded based upon the American Council on Education (ACE) guide for Military Credit recommendations and the approval of UWG faculty. Credits are generally elective credits that may be used in the degree and major program and will be listed with a grade of 'S' on the student's transcript. No credit is awarded for Basic Training; however, students with 2 or more years Active Duty Military Services may waive their physical education activity requirement by submitting a copy of their DD214. Military credit is the only credit that can be removed if request by the student, due to financial restrictions, during their first enrolled semester at UWG.
To request a Joint Services Transcript (JST): https://jst.doded.mil/official.html
To request a Community College of the Air Force Transcript (CCAF): http://www.airuniversity.af.mil/Barnes/CCAF/Display/Article/803247/
To view previously evaluated Military Transfer Credit, view the Transfer Equivalency Tool.
Please visit the Center for Adult Learners and Veterans website for more details. You may also email them at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
The University of West Georgia currently has several articulation agreements with the Technical College System of Georgia and West Georgia Technical College.
Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) articulation agreement specifies 28 general education courses that are guaranteed to transfer between SACSCOC-accredited USG institutions.
TCSG Articulation Agreement (PDF 84.8KB)
West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) articulation agreements outline how the credits from WGTC's associate degree programs seamlessly transfer to UWG's bachelor programs within the same subject areas. Specific Transfer Pathway programs offered: General Studies, Biology, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Economics, and Nursing. Below is a list of all the courses that have been approved through the articulation agreements for transfer credit:
WGTC Articulation Agreements (PDF 209KB)
*Please note, courses that are not listed on TCSG and WGTC articulation agreements are not transferable without prior departmental approval. Once admitted and your transfer evaluation has been completed, please review your transfer credits to see if you will need to fill out a Transfer Credit Re-Evaluation Form (see link above). To see if additional courses outside of the agreements have been approved by the department, please reference the Equivalency Tool (see link above).
Transfer Policies and Viewing your BanWeb Transcript Evaluation
Equivalency Tool
GA Regents Test:
All students seeking a degree from a University System of Georgia institution must fulfill the Georgia Regents Reading and Writing Requirements. UWG is a Regents "Test" exempt institution, which means that students who complete Core Area A1 (ENGL 1101 & ENGL 1102) fulfill their Regents requirement of reading and writing competency without taking the exam. Therefore, if a student has passed ENGL 1101 and 1102 with a "C" or better at UWG (or has been granted transfer credit for those classes AFTER ENROLLING at UWG), then the student is exempt from Regents' Test requirements.
US/GA Constitution and History Requirements:
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia requires that all students must satisfactorily pass a course in US and GA History and a course in US and GA Constitution. If you took HIST 2111 or 2112 (US History I or II) at an institution outside the state of Georgia or POLS 1101 (American Government) at an institution outside the state of Georgia or at a Technical College System of Georgia institution (before Fall 2011), you have met the US requirement, but not the Georgia requirement. You will receive credit for the courses, but you still must meet the GA requirement by taking a departmental exam. PASSING THIS EXAM IS A REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION.
If you took POLS 1101 at a Technical College System of Georgia institution Fall Semester 2011 or later, you have met both the US and Georgia constitution requirements.
If you received credit for HIST 2111 or 2112 from an out-of-state institution, you will need to take the Georgia History exam. If you received credit for POLS 1101 from an out-of-state institution or a Technical College System of Georgia institution (before Fall 2011), you will need to take the Georgia Constitution exam. A study guide for the exams are located at the campus bookstore and the UWG library. You need to register for each exam through Academic Testing Services at 678-839-6435. It is strongly suggested you take it as soon as possible.
For a one time option only, students who have been academically suspended or dismissed from the University of West Georgia may be readmitted as degree candidates after having completed a two-year degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
Students wanting to enroll as a two-year graduate should submit a Two-Year College Graduate Application to the Enrollment Services Center. The application must then be approved by the Dean of the student's major. To ensure the completed coursework will transfer to the University of West Georgia, it is highly recommended students complete their associate degree at a University System of Georgia College.
All transfer credit requirements, as noted in the catalog, still apply. It is required students have an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science in an academic degree program. An Associate of Applied Science cannot be used for the Two-Year Graduate option.
After a student has been approved for readmission, they must complete a minimum of 60 academic hours after the associate degree with at least a 2.0 grade point average to earn a bachelor's degree. Questions about the Two-Year Graduate option can be directed to the Enrollment Services Center.
For a comprehensive list of regionally accredited colleges in the University System of Georgia please visit http://www.usg.edu/institutions/.


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|Laniarius (1)
This rare and handsome bird has white underparts, predominantly black wings, and an extremely striking rusty-red cap (2). Like other Laniarius species it has a slender bill, slightly hooked at the tip, and moderately-sized, rounded wings (3). The Gabela bush-shrike is most easily located by its deep, guttural call of 'wor-worrrk' or 'worrrk' which it repeats every three to four seconds (4).
There are currently 16 species recognised in the genus Laniarius, a group of African bush-shrikes (also known as the boubous and gonoleks) that are all rather uniform by size and shape, but often have different combinations of plumage (5). The Gabela bush-shrike can be distinguished from two similar species - Luehder's bush-shrike (Laniarius luehderi) and the orange-breasted Bush-shrike (Laniarius brauni) - by its clear white underparts (2).
This bush-shrike is known only from an area around the town of Gabela (from which it gets its name) in the province of Cuanza Sul, western Angola (2).
The Gabela bush-shrike has been recorded in primary forest, thickets in degraded secondary forest, old coffee plantations (4), and dense roadside thicket (2).
Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1).
Most of the forest the Gabela bush-shrike inhabits was selectively logged before the 27-year-long Angolan civil war started in 1975 and, although there is no evidence of ongoing logging, the forest continues to be a source of firewood for local people and is cleared to make way for subsistence agriculture (2) (4) (7). In some parts of its habitat, 20 to 70 percent of canopy trees and all the undergrowth in valley bottoms is being cleared to plant bananas and sweet potatoes. In other areas, up to 95 percent of the forest canopy is being removed to plant cassava and maize (8). While the Gabela bush-shrike is said to be fairly tolerant of degraded habitats (4) (7), numbers of this species are still believed to have declined over recent years (2).
The protection of a 50 square kilometre area inhabited by the Gabela bush-shrike was recommended in the early 1970s (8), as it is home to several endangered birds (4), but this has not yet been established (8). The creation of a protected area to ensure the survival of the Gabela bush-shrike remains a priority, and a number of other conservation measures have also been recommended. These include conducting surveys to determine the Gabela bush-shrike's distribution and population size, and studies to determine the species' habitat requirements. To address the issue of land-use change for farming, ecotourism has been suggested as a viable addition to agriculture (2).
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Finding Legal Help
You are not required to hire an attorney, but legal matters can be complicated. Consider talking to an attorney to go over your options. See the Finding Legal Help page for information about free and low cost ways to get legal help.
Como encontrar ayuda legal
Usted no está obligado a contratar un abogado, pero los asuntos legales pueden ser complicados. Considere la posibilidad de hablar con un abogado para hablar de sus opciones. Para información sobre cómo obtener ayuda legal vea nuestra página Como encontrar ayuda legal.
4th District Juvenile Court - Victims
"I have been victimized by a juvenile. What happens next?"
After the police have responded to an incident, they write a report. If they determine the charges are serious enough, they will prepare a referral and send it, along with a copy of the report, to the Juvenile Court. If an investigation is required to resolve the crime, it may take longer for the referral to be sent to the court. The court can give you no information about the case until the report has been received from the police. The police case number is not the same as a Juvenile Court case number. It can only be used to request information from the Police Department.
Once the police referral has been received, it is processed by the court. It is assigned to a probation officer according to the geographical location of the juvenile's residence. If the police report indicates that there are possible restitution issues, a letter is sent to the victim requesting this information. This letter should be received by you (the victim) approximately four weeks from the time of the incident. This may vary depending upon the amount of time it takes the referral to reach the court. Make sure your name and address are correct on the police report. If you do not receive a letter from the court within six weeks of the incident, you may call the court and request information on the status of your case. In a few instances, you may receive more than one letter from the court. Please respond to each one.
When you receive the letter from the court, please make note of the case number and the name of the Probation officer. Keep this for future reference. If you have questions or concerns, call this officer to discuss your case.
- Send copies of repair bills and estimates
- Keep the orginials You may request the replacement value of items that were destroyed, not the original cost
- If you have insurance and the items are covered, you should only request the amount of your deductible
- You may not claim your own labor, pain or suffering or time off work
- You may not request restitution for items that have been recovered (undamaged). These items will be released by the police after the court hearing. Contact the Probation officer handling your case to arrange for this release
- If you have medical bills, you may be eligible for advance compensation through Crime Victim's Reparations (1-800-621-7400)
Once the case has been through court, you should receive a letter indicating the amount of restitution ordered and the due date. If more than one juvenile was charged with the crime, then the restitution amount will be divided among them. You should receive a letter for each juvenile. If the amounts of all the letters you receive do not add up to the total restitution you requested, contact the Probation officer assigned to your case to have it researched.
Unless other arrangements have be made, the juvenile will make his restitution payments to the court. Each time a payment is made, a check will be made out to the victim. It takes the court three to four weeks to process these payments.
Juveniles who are under 16 can work for the court on the Work Restitution program. The hours they work are credited to their restitution at $4 an hour. There is a lifetime maximum limit of $500 for each juvenile to earn on this program.
Sometimes restitution can be ordered without a court hearing. The juvenile will make an agreement with his/her probation officer to take care of the matter. This will be tracked by the probation officer. If they fail to comply, it will then be set for court.
One option the Judge may suggest is Mediation. In Mediation, the victim and the juvenile meet together to discuss the offense and come to a mutually agreeable solution. If the Judge suggests this option, you will be contacted to see if you are willing to be involved in the process. All parties must agree to meet. If they do not, the matter is taken back to the Judge for disposition. You can also talk to the Probation Officer in charge of your case about the mediation option.
If the account goes overdue, the collections clerk sends out a notice. She may work out a payment plan to help them meet their obligations. If they still do not pay, they are set for court to explain to a judge why they are non-compliant. The judge may extend the due date, if it is warranted, or add additional penalties, including time in detention. The juvenile's driver's license can be suspended also. If he/she turns 18 without completing payment, their State income tax return can be garnished.
We make every attempt possible to hold juveniles responsible for their court obligations, but be aware that large amounts of restitution can take time to collect.
You have the right to file civil charges against the juvenile if you choose. However, we will suspend our efforts to collect restitution if you choose this route.
Collections Questions: 354-7230.
For more information contact:
4th District Juvenile Court
137 N Freedom Blvd. Suite 150
Provo, UT 84601
(801) 354-7200
The Utah State Courts mission is to provide the people an open, fair, efficient, and independent system for the advancement of justice under the law.


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Kemba Walker's Roller Coaster Ride In Charlotte
Kemba Walker looks back on his early struggles in Charlotte and how they prepared him for success.
Kemba Walker's career in Charlotte has been a roller-coaster ride.
Walker finished his college career on a high note in 2011. He was voted a consensus first-team All-American and won the Bob Cousy award given to the nation's best point guard, won the Big East Tournament MVP and won the national title with UConn.
That same year, Walker was drafted No. 9 overall by the Charlotte Bobcats. The Bobcats went 7-59 and set the record for the worst winning percentage in a season (.106) during his rookie campaign. Walker became a full-time starting point guard the following season, as Charlotte went 21-61 (.256) and missed the playoffs.
After winning 28 combined games in his first two seasons, the Bobcats advanced to the playoffs before being swept by the Miami Heat in the first round.
The Bobcats then became the Hornets for the first time since 2002. Walker shot a career-low 30 percent from beyond the arc as Charlotte missed the playoffs.
Last season, Walker averaged a career-high 20.9 points on a career-best 43 percent from the field and 37 percent from beyond the arc.
Charlotte is off to a blistering 5-1 mark so far this season, as Walker has carried the scoring load. He is averaging a career-high 24.3 points on a career-best 49 percent from the field and 42.7 percent beyond the arc. Walker ranks fifth in scoring, eighth in field goal percentage and 10th in three-point percentage among all NBA point guards.
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With that in mind, Walker discussed his NBA journey with Basketball Insiders and what the future holds for the Hornets this season.
"It's been fun," Walker told Basketball Insiders. "From winning a national championship to coming into the league and not being on a good team, at all. We lost. We only won seven games. My first two years were pretty rough, but looking back at it now, it's prepared me for days like this. It's humbled me, it taught me not to take things for granted."
After making the playoffs last season and bursting out of the gate to begin this season, where does Charlotte rank in the East now?
"I'm not sure," Walker replied. "We're just trying to take it one game at a time right now. But, you know, we're just trying to get back to the playoffs and really just trying to go from there. I don't really know, you can never really tell; we just play and we just try to win as much as possible. That's the plan right now."
Despite losing starting-caliber players such as Jeremy Lin to the Brooklyn Nets and Courtney to the New York Knicks in free agency, Walker believes Charlotte has enough to make it to the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time in his tenure.
"We have guys who are capable of helping this team and I'm happy with the guys we have," Walker said. "Of course, I'm happy for Jeremy and Courtney, who really deserve the contracts they have and deserve to be on the team that they're on. Jeremy, he deserves to be a starter in our league – he's a starting point guard and he's a great player. He showed everyone last year and he's showing everyone now, he's playing really well. Courtney, he's in a great situation in New York – great group of guys around him, great teammates and he fits in perfectly with them. I'm really happy for those guys."
For Charlotte to remain on this blistering pace, Walker will need to continue playing at an All-Star level. According to Walker, the best way for him to earn his first All-Star nomination is for the team to continue to succeed.
"Just win," Walker said. "That's what it's all about. The more we win, the better things that happen for me and my teammates. Really, that's really it, just have to win."
Charlotte's roster is loaded with proven college players who have become solid NBA role players such as Marvin Williams, Frank Kaminsky, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Cody Zeller, Roy Hibbert and Jeremy Lamb. Nicolas Batum has also become a consistent 14-point-per-game scorer in his time with Charlotte. What makes Walker so valuable for Charlotte is his willingness to take the game's biggest shots down the stretch and carry the weight of the offense on his shoulders when it matters most.
"I've been blessed to take big shots in my career as I went along and been able to make them," Walker said. "Starting from college, even high school, I've been in those kind of situations. [I appreciate] the people around me allowing me to take the shots and trusting me to take them, regardless of the outcome. That's really what it is.
"Of course, when you're able to make them, sometimes it gives you confidence. But like I said, for the most part, the thing that gives me the most confidence is my coaching staff and my teammates because they're the ones who want me to take those big shots in those big moments. They kind of just make things easier upon me."
If Walker continues to come through in the clutch and his teammates continue to fill the vacated roles of Lin and Lee, Charlotte will return to the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2002 and Walker may be an All-Star for the first time in his career.
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Reviewing the Nurkic Trade: Denver's Perspective
The Denver Nuggets have been on a miraculous run this postseason, but that doesn't mean that they're infallible. Drew Maresca reviews the 2017 trade that sent Jusuf Nurkic from Denver to Portland.
The Denver Nuggets are fresh off of a 114-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, pulling within three wins of the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals. But what if I told you that the Nuggets' roster could be even more talented by acting more deliberately in a trade from three years ago?
While Denver won on Tuesday night, they lost a nail bitter on Sunday – for which most of the blame has been pointed at a defensive breakdown by Nuggets' center Mason Plumlee, who was procured in the aforementioned 2017 trade. What did it cost Denver, you ask? Just Jusuf Nurkic and a first-round pick.
Nurkic was a 2014-15 All-Rookie second team member. He played 139 games over 2.5 seasons in Denver, averaging 7.5 points and 5.9 rebounds in approximately 18 minutes per game. He showed serious promise, but Denver had numerous reasons to pursue a trade: he'd suffered a few relatively serious injuries early in his career (and he's continued to be injury-prone in Portland), butted heads with head coach Michael Malone and – most importantly – the Nuggets stumbled on to Nikola Jokic.
The Nuggets eventually attempted a twin-tower strategy with both in the starting line-up, but that experiment was short-lived — with Jokic ultimately asking to move to the team's second unit.
The Nuggets traded Nurkic to the Portland Trail Blazers in February 2017 (along with a first-round pick) in exchange for Plumlee, a second-round pick and cash considerations. Ironically, the first-round pick included in the deal became Justin Jackson, who was used to procure another center, Zach Collins – but more on that in a bit.
As of February 2017, Plumlee was considered the better player of the two. He was averaging a career-high 11 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists through 54 games – but it was clear that at 27, he'd already maximized his talent.
Conversely, Nurkic was only 23 at the time of the trade with significant, untapped upside. In his first few seasons with Portland, Nurkic averaged 15 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, while establishing himself as a rising star. As noted above, injuries have continued to be a problem. Nurkic suffered a compound fracture in his tibia and fibula in March 2019, forcing him to miss a majority of this current campaign. The COVID-19-related play stoppage in March gave Nurkic extra time to get his body right, and he returned to action in July inside the bubble.
And he did so with a vengeance. Nurkic demonstrated superior strength and footwork, and he flashed the dominance that Portland hoped he would develop, posting eight double-doubles in 18 contests. He averaged 17.6 points and 10.3 rebounds per game and while his play dipped a bit in the playoffs – partially due to a matchup with first-team All-NBA star Anthony Davis – he still managed 14.2 points and 10.4 rebounds in the five-game series. So it's fair to say that Nurkic is still on his way toward stardom.
But the Nuggets are in the conference finals – so all's well that ends well, right? Not so fast. To his credit, Plumlee is exactly who Denver expected him to be. He's averaged 7.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in three seasons with Denver since 2017 – but to be fair, Plumlee is asked to do less in Denver than he had in Portland. Still, it's fairly obvious that they're just not that comparable.
Plumlee is a good passer and an above-average defender that'll compete hard and isn't afraid to get dirty – but he has limitations. He doesn't stretch the floor and he is a sub-par free throw shooter (53.5 percent in 2019-20). More importantly, he's simply not a major offensive threat and his repertoire of moves is limited.
High-level takeaway: Defenses tend to game plan for opponents they view as major threats – Nurkic falls into this category. Other guys pack the stat sheet through putback attempts, open looks and single coverage alongside the guys for whom opposing defenses game plan – that's a more appropriate description of Plumlee.
On to the wrench thrown in by Zach Collins' involvement. Statistically, Collins is about as effective as Plumlee – he averaged 7 points and 6.3 rebounds through only 11 games in 2019-20 due to various injuries – and he possesses more upside. The 22-year-old is not as reliable as Plumlee but given his age and skill set, he's a far better option as a support player playing off the bench. He stretches the floor (36.8 percent on three-point attempts in 2019-20), is an above-average free throw shooter (75 percent this season) and is a good defender. Looking past Nurkic for a moment, would the Nuggets prefer a 22-year-old center that stretches the floor and defends or a 30-year-old energy guy?
Regardless of your answer to that question, it's hard to argue that Nurkic should have returned more than Plumlee, definitely so when you factor in the first-round pick Denver included. There is obviously more at play: Denver was probably considering trading Nurkic for some time before they acted – did they feel that they could increase his trade value prior to the trade deadline in 2016-17? Maybe. Further, Nurkic and his agent could have influenced the Nuggets' decision at the 2017 deadline, threatening to stonewall Denver in negotiations.
Had Nurkic been more patient or the Nuggets acted sooner before it became abundantly clear that he was on the move, Denver's roster could be even more stacked than it is now. Ultimately, the Nuggets have a plethora of talent and will be fine – while it appears that Nurkic found a long-term home in Portland, where he owns the paint offensively. Denver can't be thrilled about assisting a division rival, but they're still in an enviable position today and should be for years to come.
But despite that, this deal should go down as a cautionary tale – it's not only the bottom feeders of the league who make missteps. Even the savviest of front offices overthink deals. Sometimes that works in their favor, and other times it does not.
NBA Daily: They Guessed Wrong
Matt John reflects on some of the key decisions that were made last summer, and how their disappointing results hurt both team outlooks and players' legacies.
It doesn't sound possible, but did you know that the crazy NBA summer of 2019 was, in fact, over a year ago? Wildly, in any normal, non-pandemic season, it all would have been over three months ago and, usually, media days would be right around the corner, but not this time. The 2019-20 NBA season is slated to end sometime in early to mid-October, so the fact that the last NBA off-season was over a year ago hasn't really dawned on anyone yet. Craziest of all, even though there will still be an offseason, there technically won't be any summer.
Coronavirus has really messed up the NBA's order. Of course, there are much worse horrors that COVID-19 has inflicted upon the world – but because of what it's done to the NBA, let's focus on that and go back to the summer of 2019. It felt like an eternity, but the Golden State Warriors' three-year reign had finally reached its end. The Toronto Raptors' victory over the tyranny that was the Hamptons Five – as battered as they were – made it feel like order had been restored to the NBA. There was more to it than that though.
Klay Thompson's and Kevin Durant's season-ending injuries, along with the latter skipping town to join Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn meant two things.
1. Golden State was down for the count
2. Brooklyn's time wasn't coming until next year.
A one-year window was open. Even if neither Golden State nor Brooklyn posed the same threat that the former did when it had Kevin Durant, those were two contenders out of commission. If there was a time to go all in, it was in 2019.
Milwaukee certainly seemed to go all in. For the most part. Malcolm Brogdon's departure seemed a little odd since he was arguably their best non-Giannis playmaker when they were in crunch time. Not to mention there was nothing really stopping the Bucks from keeping him except for money. Detractors will call out Milwaukee for electing to cheap out by not keeping Brogdon and hence, avoiding the luxury tax. However, there's more to it than that.
Milwaukee thought it had enough with the core it had on its roster. Coming off the best season they had put up since the eighties, they believed the franchise built the right team to contend. There was an argument that keeping Brogdon may have been overkill with their guard depth – let's not forget that Donte DiVincenzo did a solid job in Brogdon's role as the backup facilitator. This would have been more defensible had it not been for Milwaukee picking the wrong guy to let go. That was the indefensible part- electing to keep Eric Bledsoe over Brogdon.
Bledsoe wasn't necessarily a bad investment. No one's complaining about an almost 15 point average on 47/34/79 splits or playing individual defense tight enough to get named on the All-Defensive second team. By all accounts, Bledsoe earns his keep. That is until the playoffs. Bledsoe's postseason woes have been a weight ever since he first entered Milwaukee, and this postseason was more of the same.
Bledsoe's numbers dwindled to just 11.7 points on 39/25/81 splits, and Milwaukee getting ousted in five games at the hands of Miami made his struggles stand out even more than it had ever been. Bledsoe may be the better athlete and the better defender, but Brogdon's all-around offensive savvy and his only slight dropoff defensively from Brogdon would have made him a bit more reliable.
Milwaukee guessed wrong when they opted to extend Bledsoe before the postseason last year when they could have waited until that very time to evaluate who to keep around. Now they face a hell of a lot more questions than they did at the end of last season – questions that may have been avoided had they made the right choice.
Now they could have kept both of them, yes, but it's not totally unreasonable to think that maybe their approach with the luxury tax would have worked and maybe they would still be in the postseason right now had they gone with the homegrown talent. And just maybe, there wouldn't be nearly as much of this Greek Freak uncertainty.
The Houston Rockets can relate. They got bruised up by a team that everyone thought Houston had the edge on going into the series and then crushed by the Lakers. Now, Mike D'Antoni is gone. The full-time small ball experiment likely did not work out. Since the Rockets emptied most of their assets to bring in Russell Westbrook and Robert Covington, there may not be a route in which they can become better than they presently are.
The mistake wasn't trading for Russell Westbrook. The mistake was trading Chris Paul.
To be fair, most everybody severely overestimated Chris Paul's decline. He's not among the best of the best anymore, but he's still pretty darn close. He deserved his All-NBA second team selection as well as finishing No. 7 overall in MVP voting. OKC had no business being as good as they were this season, and Paul was the driving force as to why.
For all we know, the previously-assumed tension between Chris Paul and James Harden would have made its way onto the court no matter what. Even so, Houston's biggest obstacle in the Bay Area had crumbled. If they had just stayed the course, maybe they're still in the postseason too.
To their credit, none of this may have happened had it not been for the Kawhi Leonard decision. Had he chosen differently, the Thunder never blow it up, and Houston might have very well been the favorite in the Western Conference. Instead, the Rockets took a step back from being in the title discussion to dark horse. But at least they can take pride knowing that they weren't expected to win it all – the Clippers can't.
Seeing the Clippers fall well short expectations begs the question if they too got it wrong. The answer is, naturally: of course not. They may have paid a hefty price for Paul George, but the only way they were getting Kawhi Leonard – one of the best players of his generation – was if PG-13 came in the package. As lofty as it was, anyone would have done the same thing if they were in their shoes. They didn't get it wrong. Kawhi did.
On paper, the Clippers had the most talented roster in the entire league. It seemed like they had every hole filled imaginable. Surrounding Leonard and George was three-point shooting, versatility, a productive second unit, an experienced coach – you name it. There was nothing stopping them from breaking the franchise's long-lasting curse. Except themselves.
Something felt off about them. They alienated opponents. They alienated each other. At times, they played rather lackadaisically, like the title had already been signed, sealed, and delivered to them. The media all assumed they'd cut the malarkey and get their act together – but that moment never really came. They had their chances to put Denver away, but even if they had, after seeing their struggles to beat them – and to be fair Dallas too – would their day of destiny with the Lakers have really lived up to the hype?
Even if it was never in the cards, one can't help but wonder what could have happened had Kawhi chosen to stay with the team he won his second title with.
Toronto was the most impressive team in this league this season. They still managed to stay at the top of the east in spite of losing an all-timer like Leonard. That team had every component of a winner except a superstar. They had the right culture for a championship team. Just not the right talent. The Clippers were the exact opposite. They had the right talent for a championship team but not the right culture. That's why the Raptors walked away from the postseason feeling proud of themselves for playing to their full potential while the Clippers writhed in disappointment and angst over their future.
In the end, everyone mentioned here may ultimately blame what happened to their season on the extenuating circumstances from the pandemic. The Bucks' chemistry never fully returned when the Bubble started. Contracting COVID and dealing with quad problems prevented Westbrook from reviving the MVP-type player he was before the hiatus. As troubling as the Clippers had played, the extra time they would have had to work things out in a normal season was taken away from them.
For all we know, next year will be a completely different story. The Rockets, Bucks, and Kawhi may ultimately have their faith rewarded for what they did in the summer of 2019 – but that will only be mere speculation until the trio can change the story.
Looking Toward The Draft: Power Forwards
Basketball Insiders continues their NBA Draft watch, this time with the power forwards.
We got some updated NBA draft news this week when the league announced that several key dates have been pushed back including the draft, the start of free agency and the beginning of the 2020-21 season.
The 2020 draft was originally scheduled for Oct. 16, but it will now likely occur sometime in November. Obviously, with the COVID-19 pandemic still wildly out of control in the United States, all of these potential deadlines are fluid and subject to change.
With that said, we're continuing our position by position breakdown here at Basketball Insiders of some of the top 2020 draft prospects. We looked at the point guards and shooting guards last week, and this week we're covering the small forwards and power forwards.
The power forward crop, like the draft overall, doesn't appear to be as strong as recent years, that doesn't mean there aren't potential contributors and high-level NBA players available, as well as one who might just turn out to be a star-caliber player.
Onyeka Okongwu, USC – 19 years old
Okongwu is the player who just might develop into a star on some level. He was actually underrated in high school and was snubbed for a McDonald's All-American selection his senior year. He established himself early on at USC as the team's best player as a freshman and now appears to have turned some heads.
He's been mentioned as a lottery pick and in some mock drafts, he's top 4-5. He possesses a great all-around skill-set; he can score in the post, he can put the ball on the floor and attack and he can shoot. But perhaps his biggest attribute is his versatility on the defensive end. He's got quick feet and mobility and can guard multiple positions.
Okongwu might actually play center in the NBA, especially in small-ball lineups, but he's mostly played power forward and so he'll probably see time there in the league. His skill-set fits perfectly with today's game.
Obi Toppin, Dayton – 22 years old
Toppin is one of the older players in the draft, and in recent history, players that age tend to slip on draft boards. In Toppin's case, it looks like the reverse might actually be true. He's been projected as a lottery pick, and even going in the top 3.
He's an incredibly athletic player who thrives in the open court. He looks like he'll do well in an up-tempo offensive system that has capable playmakers who can find him in transition. He's extremely active around the rim and he can finish strong. A decent shooter too, something he'll need at the next level.
Toppin has the physical tools to be an effective defensive player, but that's where the questions marks on him have been. In the NBA, he's likely going to have to play and guard multiple positions. Whether or not he can adapt to that likely will answer the question as to what his ceiling can be.
Precious Achiuwa, Memphis – 20 years old
Achiuwa is another intriguing prospect. this writer actually got to watch him play in person while he was in high school and he was very impressive. He looked like a man among boys. He's projected to be a late lottery pick.
He has an NBA-ready body and he's got some toughness around the rim and in the paint. He was a double-double threat during his one season at Memphis and his knack for rebounding is something that should translate to the NBA. He's a very good defender too, in particular, as a rim protector. He's very quick and has the ability to guard multiple positions.
One of the main knocks on Achiuwa is his shooting ability. He didn't shoot that well in college and power forwards being able to space the floor is almost a requirement in today's NBA game. It's something he can certainly work on and improve on though.
Honorable Mentions:
Paul Reed, DePaul – 21 years old
Xavier Tillman, Michigan State – 21 years old
Killian Tillie, Gonzaga – 22 years old


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Hello Whiteraven1, greetings and welcome to the Narutopedia! Thanks for your edit to the Talk:Yin Seal: Release page.
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Please leave a message on my talk page if I can help with anything! Jacce (talk) 15:40, June 2, 2013 (UTC)
well first of all i wasen't even signed up for narutopedia when i sent that and im still having trouble getting my user page started so right now im going throw difficultys.Whiteraven1 (talk) 16:28, June 2, 2013 (UTC)(Whiteraven1)
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Yeah, I know. Taynio and I are currently trying to get everyone else to understand that. JaZZBaND (talk) 16:32, June 2, 2013 (UTC)
That's why it's a theory on related talkpage, not facts stated in articles, see here http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/User:Omnibender/Elemental_recomposition_table it's just fan projects--Elveonora (talk) 19:16, June 2, 2013 (UTC)
For the earth wall, that's exactly what Asuma told Naruto to make wind natured chakra, imagining it--Elveonora (talk) 19:23, June 2, 2013 (UTC)
Well 0_o thanks, but those advanced natures theories above are of another user, wouldn't be nice to steal credit ^_ Radiation Release is my idea for wind+lightning though--Elveonora (talk) 19:32, June 2, 2013 (UTC)
okay well it was still pretty interesting to seeWhiteraven1 (talk) 20:25, June 2, 2013 (UTC)
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They aren't missing, just not showing up, it's a technical issue--Elveonora (talk) 19:55, June 2, 2013 (UTC)
Okay i just needed confirmation Whiteraven1 (talk) 20:23, June 2, 2013 (UTC)
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- The woman goes to the store.
- The woman fixes the salad, vegetables, and dessert.
- The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill.
- The man places the meat on the grill.
- The woman goes inside to set the table and check the veggies.
- The woman goes outside to tell the man that the meat is burning.
- The man takes the meat off the grill and hands it to the woman.
- The woman prepares the plates and brings them to the table.
- After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.
- Everyone praises man and thanks him for his cooking efforts.
- The man asks the woman how she enjoyed "her night off."
And upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women.